Furniture structure, marquetry with fabric



May 19, 1953 J. FURMAN FURNITURE, STRUCTURE, MARQUETRY WITH FABRIC Filed Jan. 26, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Jack Furmanw? v M Patented May 19, 1953 FURNITURE s'rrtuotlruru AR Us'raY- WITH FABRIC Jack Fur-man, San Antonio, Teas. Application January 26, 1951, Serial No. 201,900 2 Claims. (01. 155-184) The present invention relates to improvements in furniture structures and more particularly to the provision of novel means whereby artistic marquetry designs may be formed on furniture.

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel arrangement of elements for securement to a piece of furniture whereby various designs may be formed thereon.

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of novel design means whereby differing types of fabric and upholstering material may be employed.

Still another object of the present invention resides in the provision of novel design means which are readily adapted to be employed with conventional furniture frames and which may be of any preselected form.

Various other objects and advantages will become apparent from the detailed description to follow. My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a completed piece of furniture employing the novel means of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a detail vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along the plane of line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective exploded view showing a portion of the frame of a piece of furniture with the female member attached thereto and with the male member separated therefrom;

Figure f is a View similar to Figure 3 but wherein both the male and female members are not attached to the frame; and

Figure 5 is a broken View of a piece of furniture employing the means of the resent invention with a different design.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout, the numeral l6 designates generally a piece of furniture with which the present invention is employed, the numeral 5 2 designates generally a second piece of furniture employing a modified design of the present invention.

The piece of furniture H3 is comprised of a frame designated generally at M and includes a plurality of legs l5, cross members it and upstanding end members 2t! which are integrally formed with the cross members !8 for forming arm rests or back rests. A plurality of spacing and rigidifying struts 22 are secured to the cross members l8 and upstanding members 20 whereby the front and rear of the piece of furniture are maintained in spaced relation.

The means of the present invention comprise a female member 24 and a male member 28. which are best shown in Figure 4. The female member 24 is formed of a flat strap of wood or the like having a plurality of cut-outs 28 which may be of any preselected design. The male member 26 is similarly formed of a flat strap of wood or the like, and each of the male members 26 has a peripheral contour which is substantially the same as that of one of the cutouts in the female member 24.

When it is desired to form a design on a piece of furniture, such as is shown in Figure l, the female member 24 is secured where desired, as in Figure 3 on the cross member ['8 and one of the upstanding members 20. Any conventional means may be employed for securing the female member thereon. After the female member has been placed on the frame, suitable padding such as a layer of cotton or felt 30, covers the frame and upholstering material 32 envelopes the padding, being secured by tacks or the like. As seen best in Figure 2, the fabric 32 will be tacked within the cut-out of the female member 24, as at 3'4. Next, the male member 26 is similarly covered with material and fabric 30 and 32, the fabric 32 being tacked thereto as at 36. It will be readily seen that the fabric 38 on the male member 26 may be of a different color or weave than the fabric covering the rest of the frame and female member 24. After the male member has been covered with fabric and material, it is inserted into the cut-out of the female member and secured therein by any desired conventional means such as glue. Various symmetrical designs may be employed to result in a piece of furniture which is pleasing to the eye.

In Figure 5, the piece of furniture l2 is provided with female members 42 which are provided with a plurality of circular openings 44 and a plurality of substantially triangularly shaped openings 46, the female members 42 being secured to the frame of a piece of furniture l2. A plurality of male members of the same form as the cut-outs 44 and 46 are covered with fabric and secured within the openings of the female members 42 in a fashion similar to that shown in Figures 1 through 4.

From the foregoing, it is believed that one skilled in the art will realize other advantages and uses of the structure of the present invention, which is by no means limited to household pieces of furniture.

Having described the claimed as new is:

1. A furniture structure comprising a frame,

invention, what is said frame including members having plane surfaces, said structure being upholstered, fe-

male elements secured to the plane surfaces of preselected members of said frame, said upholstery enveloping said female elements, male elements covered with preselected fabric secured within said female elements whereby a certain design may be produced on said structure.

2. A furniture structure comprising a frame, said frame includingmembers having plane surfaces, said structure being upholstered, fe-

male elements secured to the plane surfaces of preselected members of said frame, :--said upholstery enveloping said female elements, male' I elements covered with preselected fabric secured within said female elements whereby 'a certain straps including cutouts of preselected form, said male members being formed of flat straps of substantially the same contour as the cutouts in the female elements.

JACK FURMAN.

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